Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2016; 22(14): 3793-3802
Published online Apr 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i14.3793
Figure 1
Figure 1 Flowchart of the clinical course of 419 patients who underwent preoperative biliary drainage via plastic stent and nasobiliary catheter followed by surgery. PS: Plastic stent; NBC: Nasobiliary catheter.
Figure 2
Figure 2 Cumulative incidences of plastic stent/nasobiliary catheter dysfunction. PS: Plastic stent; NBC: Nasobiliary catheter.

  • Citation: Sasahira N, Hamada T, Togawa O, Yamamoto R, Iwai T, Tamada K, Kawaguchi Y, Shimura K, Koike T, Yoshida Y, Sugimori K, Ryozawa S, Kakimoto T, Nishikawa K, Kitamura K, Imamura T, Mizuide M, Toda N, Maetani I, Sakai Y, Itoi T, Nagahama M, Nakai Y, Isayama H. Multicenter study of endoscopic preoperative biliary drainage for malignant distal biliary obstruction. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(14): 3793-3802
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i14/3793.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i14.3793